Yao Chen gives birth to baby boy

Chinese actress Yao Chen gave birth to a boy in Beijing on July 15, 2013.

The news was made public through Huayi Yao Chen Studio's official Sina Weibo account the same day.

The name of the baby, whose nickname is little potato and weighs 3,400g, has not been released.

Yao married videographer Cao Yu in November 2012 and the following month, she announced her pregnancy.

This is the first child between Yao and Cao.